Todd McKinnon

CEO, Chairperson of the Board and Co-Founder, Okta

Todd McKinnon is the CEO and co-founder of Okta, the leading independent Identity provider, which he co-founded in 2009 with Frederic Kerrest. Under Todd’s leadership, Okta has transformed the way millions of people access the digital world and put Identity at the forefront of security and business growth.

Todd’s experience as a leader and technology visionary spans more than 25 years, with deep roots in enterprise software and cloud transformation. Prior to Okta, he held leadership roles at Salesforce and PeopleSoft.

Todd earned his bachelor’s degree in management and information systems from Brigham Young University and his master’s in computer science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He is a husband and father, an advocate for equality and inclusion, an exercise addict, and a mountain bike enthusiast.

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Our Enduring Identity

The following note was sent to Okta employees this morning. i·den·ti·ty ˌīˈden(t)ədē/ (noun) 1. the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. We’re proud that today is Okta’s first day as a public company. It is a rare and important milestone, and we celebrate the victories and hurdles both big and small that brought us to today. We…

Stormpath, Welcome to Okta

Today, I’m happy to share the news that Okta and Stormpath are joining forces. With a six-year, laser focus on providing identity management and APIs to developers, Stormpath is the perfect complement to accelerate Okta’s enterprise platform strategy and products. Co-founders Alex Salazar and Les Hazlewood have built a team with great technical…

Introducing our "Identities" Series

At Okta, we believe that nothing is more important than identity. And although we spend a lot of time discussing how our product connects and secures millions of identities, we know that each of those identities extends far beyond work, apps and devices. Your identity is who you are as an individual. That’s why I’m excited to share our “Identities…

Diversity + Immigration

Yesterday evening, we sent the email below to all Okta employees, and wanted to share it with our customers and partners here. ++ Hi Everyone, On Friday, the Trump Administration issued an executive order that halts refugee immigration and bans immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days. Since then, we’ve seen bravery from…

Identity, Inclusivity, and Diversity

Nothing is more important than identity. It’s who you are as an individual and who we are as a company. At Okta, we’re proud to protect your right to be you. Every identity and every person is unique. They say great minds think alike, but we beg to differ. Great minds are great because they think differently, and they’re capable of incredible…

Businesses @ Work: This Time It’s Personal, and Even a Little Political

Today, we released our third Businesses @ Work report, which takes an in-depth look into the current state of apps and services organizations and people use to be productive at work. When we launched our inaugural Businesses @ Work report in August 2015, we closely examined what tools people were using at work, in the context of organizations…

Reflecting on 2016

In 2016, we heard resoundingly from you — our customers — that you’re responsible for leading disruptive change within your businesses. You’re unifying your organizations, building closer relationships with your customers and partners, dreaming up brand new products and rethinking your businesses models with technology. Your missions and work are…

Okta for Good: Why We Took the 1% Pledge

I’m proud that Okta has developed a solution that has helped so many organizations — big and small — achieve their important missions. Whether you work at a multinational corporation or a nonprofit with three employees, every organization deserves the opportunity to bridge the innovation gap and build the best experiences for their people. …

2015 and Onward

2015 has been a tremendous year for Okta, and for the technology industry at large. While I'm proud of what we've accomplished as an organization, I'm even more excited about the success of our customers and the ways in which they're leveraging Okta to securely connect their employees, partners, customers and consumers to the tools they need. The…

Okta Welcomes Mike Kourey to its Board of Directors

I'm pleased to share that Mike Kourey has joined Okta's board of directors and will serve as the chairman of the audit committee. Mike is the chief financial officer at Medallia and has held executive, board and advisory roles at high-growth technology companies for more than 25 years. Mike brings to Okta a unique balance of expertise in corporate…